I felt like I was rolling down a slope, but I couldn't stop the car and could only let the inertia brought by the gravity of my body move downward.
After about two minutes, I felt that my "slide" exercise was over, so I opened my eyes and found myself in a bright light.
I stood up and checked my body. There were no serious injuries on my body, but the waterproof suit on my body was more damaged.
After confirming that there was no danger this week, I couldn't help but shift my attention from myself to the place where I was standing. I should be in a room now. It felt very empty, but I couldn't see the room clearly.
How big is it and what is inside? I am standing in this small corner with a thick wall behind me, so I currently have no way of knowing how I entered this place just now.
There was a lamp not far in front of me, a lotus lamp with a very tiny wick, and the flames on it were motionless. In a daze, people were a little doubtful whether this lamp was real.
I walked a few steps forward, reached the position of the lotus lantern, stopped, and then took down the lotus lantern placed on the elephant sculpture. The fragrance of the lotus lantern came to my nostrils along with the heat of the flame on the wick.
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It is recorded in "You Ming Lu" that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ground green tin shavings with Xuan Bao Bai Feng paste, and mixed it with butter to make a lamp. Once lit, a lamp lit by such lamp oil could shine for thousands of years, and even if it was placed in the rain, it would still shine.
It won't be wiped out by rain.
Could it be that what is placed in this lotus lamp is this kind of special lamp oil?
I raised the lotus lamp high, and then walked forward along the wall of the room in a clockwise direction.
Probably in vain, I discovered that this place should not be a room, at least, it is a palace. With the slightly faint light of the ever-burning lamp in my hand, I felt that this place should be a palace made of colorful glazed glass.
The palace has countless spherical buildings made of various shells hanging upside down on the roof of the palace.
These spherical buildings look very much like lanterns. I don’t know if they are the colors of the shells themselves or if they were painted on for overall decorative effect. Anyway, the colors on the shells are very special because they can reflect the lotus lanterns shining on them.
of light.
Most of these shells are red, with mint green and light orange mixed inside, so if I am tall enough, they really look like red lanterns hanging in mid-air. And the reason why I call these "red"
"Lanterns" are called buildings because those spherical objects hanging from the eaves are so big that it almost takes me half a minute to walk around these spherical objects hanging in mid-air.
I stood under the "lanterns" that filled the hall, and I had a strong premonition that I was about to find the blue astrolabe. The ultimate boss at the bottom of Poyang Lake was finally coming, because we were walking in Wawu Mountain.
In the end, I also found a huge palace. The walls of the palace were filled with the golden body of the patriarch that would not rot. I really didn’t know what was waiting for me in this palace at the bottom of Poyang Lake.
Judging from the current shell coin sites, the earliest shell coins appeared in the Xia Dynasty. They were cast from natural seashells and were a symbol of wealth.
This palace, whose size cannot yet be estimated, actually uses such a huge number of shell coins to make buildings or decorations. I really don't know how rich the owner of this palace is.
Moreover, even if the country is extremely wealthy, processing and transporting such a large number of seashells is not a simple matter. The losses in the process will be very large. Therefore, I wonder how the owner of the palace was able to build such a large-scale
Such a large and large number of shell coin "lanterns" was a big surprise in my heart. Because according to the ancient technological level, it was simply impossible to build such a palace.
However, no matter how many doubts I have, this palace is still here, so what can I do? I can only go down step by step, continue to explore, and see if I can find the exit.
I walked for about half an hour, and I felt that I had walked in a circle, because it seemed that I had returned to the place where I just started, and the empty elephant-shaped lamp holder reminded me.
I stopped and reviewed the path I just walked: I walked along the wall along the way, and the light of the lotus lantern was really limited, so I walked around and saw what the center of the palace looked like.
I still don’t know anything, so the most important thing now is not to deviate from the direction and walk to the center of the palace. Maybe the blue astrolabe is placed there.
After making up my mind, I turned around, adjusted my direction, and walked towards the direction that I felt should be the center of the palace.
I have just walked for more than half an hour. Taking into account the factors of dark light and unfamiliar environment, I can walk about two thousand meters in this time. Therefore, from where I am standing now to the center of the palace, it is about three meters.
A distance of 100 meters. If the distance is converted into steps, it is about 600 steps.
After silently estimating the distance in my mind, I counted my steps, carefully judged the direction, and then walked towards the center of the palace.
However, I had only walked less than a hundred steps when I felt as if I had stepped on something hard under my feet.
I quickly lowered the lotus lamp and shined it towards the ground.
Probably because it was suddenly moved up and down, the flame of the lotus lamp flickered. In the faint flickering light, I saw a monster carved on the translucent cyan glazed floor tiles.
The head of this monster is a bit like a dragon, but it is flatter than the dragon head. There is a pair of horns on the top of the head, and there are dragon scales on the body, four legs and tail. The monster's mouth is large, its eyes are slightly closed, and the whole shape is particularly lifelike.
, at first glance, I thought it was or.
Hey, this monster looks a bit familiar, as if he has seen it somewhere.
I was confused in my heart, and my mind began to stir like the wind, as I looked through past memories.
Suddenly, I found this monster in the Forbidden City.
This is the earthworm, one of the nine sons of the dragon. It is the result of the love between a dragon and a crocodile. It looks like a fish but not a fish. It loves water. It is also known as the earthworm, a water-avoiding beast.
Legend has it that the earthworm has a big mouth and a wide belly, and can suck up all the water from three rivers and four seas in one gulp. Therefore, it is also nicknamed "the swallowing earthworm". Its ability to regulate the amount of water exceeds that of the hugely expensive "Three Gorges Project", an untamed river.
, those who are obedient under its hands, "a few can carry a boat, and many can not flood the crops." Because of its merits, it was immediately invited to the stone pillars of the bridge.
The ancient craftsmen of the Forbidden City cleverly applied the image of earthworms to the platform drainage system to make it work. There were 1142 earthworms on the three-story platform of the former Taihe Hall, Zhonghe Hall, and Baohe Hall.
During the rainy season, it not only effectively performs its drainage function, but also forms the spectacle of "thousands of dragons spitting water".
The first time I saw this mythical beast was when I was in my teens. I accompanied my grandparents on a trip to Beijing. In front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, I seemed to be taking a group photo. Unexpectedly, the second time I saw it, it turned out to be...
At the bottom of Poyang Lake, my age has doubled.
The earthworm has very good water properties and can swallow rivers and spit out rain. Wherever it appears, it has the meaning of ensuring smooth weather and peace in all directions. And what is the special purpose of its appearance in the palace at the bottom of Poyang Lake?
Does the bottom of the lake also need this mythical beast to absorb water?
When it came to absorbing water, I was suddenly shocked. From the moment I entered the enclosure, there was no water at the bottom of the lake. Could it be that the water was really sucked away by this thing?
The earthworm's ability to absorb water and ensure safety is just a beautiful wish of the ancient working people. Even the image of the earthworm should have been imagined by the working people themselves. Therefore, if this mythical beast appears here, its function is to absorb water.
Even I can't convince myself.
Just when I was still studying these unimportant issues, the flame of the lotus lamp in my hand suddenly flashed, as if something had changed in the air flow.
I immediately became alert. In this vast darkness, I don’t know how many potential dangers were staring at me.
However, after looking around, I found that there was nothing unusual around here.
I couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and my palms were so nervous that they were sweating.
However, as soon as the breath came out of my mouth and it had barely dissipated in the air, I realized that I had relaxed too early.
Because the earthworm lying on the ground suddenly opened its eyes that were closed just now, and at this moment, it was staring at my face.
It was as if I suddenly realized——
Could it be that this mythical beast is actually alive?